MELLER, Arthur
| Service Number: | 7273 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 November 1916, 24th Reinforcements |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Fremantle, Western Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Bibra Lake, City of Cockburn, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dairyman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 8 August 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, Fremantle Scots Church Honour Roll, Fremantle Scots Church Memorial To The Fallen, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7273, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), 24th Reinforcements | |
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| 29 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 7273, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 7273, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Helen Harmer
Arthur was born in Fremantle in 1890. Next of kin was Joseph Meller of Bibra Lake and his mother was Eliza (née Gill). They later moved to Chester St, South Fremantle. Joseph was a well-known organist at Presbyterian Church services, built a few houses in the Bibra Lake district and had a road in Bibra Lake named after him. A cheery, popular and respected man and a pioneer in market-gardening, he met his death by drowning when a boat he was fishing from overturned near Penguin Island in 1923. The memorial service was held at Scots Church.
Arthur enlisted on the 28.11.16 at Fremantle, aged 26 years 1 month. He was a dairyman and Presbyterian. Arthur was described as being 5 feet 7½ inches tall, with a chest measurement of 34-37 inches, fresh complexion, blue eyes and brown hair. He was appointed Private with the Service Number 7273 with the 16th Battalion/24 reinforcements. Arthur embarked from Fremantle on HMAT Miltiades A28, arriving in Devonport on the 27.3.17. He proceeded to France on 9.7.17, joining his battalion on 27.7.17. He was killed in action in Belgium on the 8.8.1917, aged 27. Arthur is Memorialised at Ypres (Menin Gate) on panel 17. His name was later added to the Scots Honour Roll.